there was one at the tompkins square halloween costume contest this weekend dressed like a city bus. i may possibly have shrieked with crazed glee.posted by elizardbits at 3:52 PM on October 24, 2011 [3 favorites]

Speaking of half-assedness:
"these sort of click-bait websites."posted by HeroZero at 4:04 PM on October 24, 2011

I recently got linked this list of Corgi Hybrids (the labels are not lined up nicely, but are in the right order) and just about lost it in squee. They corgi/husky? The corgi/dalmation? The corgi/poodle? It's ridiculous!posted by brainmouse at 4:04 PM on October 24, 2011 [7 favorites]

You don't know what you're talking about. Sweet And Sour Corgi is delicious.posted by gman at 4:13 PM on October 24, 2011 [1 favorite]

I knew it was click-bait, and I felt dirty clicking it it, but omg corgis squee!!!posted by JoanArkham at 4:14 PM on October 24, 2011 [1 favorite]

I liked #2, since the dog seemed to be asking "why are you doing this to me?" which I feel more dogs should ask on a regular pasis. Fortunately, Corgis have no dignity.posted by GenjiandProust at 4:24 PM on October 24, 2011 [4 favorites]

I was going to say 91 pictures of corgis but it turns out that quality trumps quantity (who knew?).posted by tumid dahlia at 4:27 PM on October 24, 2011

I am an honest man of morals and good intentions. I will be arriving home from work in midtown around 7pm.

YOU: are a person living in midtown that has a CORGI.

PLAN: Let me come hug your dog. We can do it outside in the open for safety reasons. I just want to stop by and hug your corgi for a period not to exceed 8 minutes. Let's do this.

There's a kind of a silver fox type of guy who recently moved into my neighborhood somewhere, who walks his corgi by my house multiple times a day, and I can't figure out whether he is really as attractive as I find him or if it's the dog.posted by padraigin at 4:37 PM on October 24, 2011 [7 favorites]

I favorited this post fast as lightning and without looking at any of the links. And I'm not ashamed.posted by kmz at 4:38 PM on October 24, 2011 [1 favorite]

I am definitely a fan of the 'water' corgis- lobster and sleeping shark for the win(s).posted by bquarters at 4:42 PM on October 24, 2011

Thank you for bringing my attention to the fact that at least one of our three dogs needs a fez and a TARDIS. None of them are corgis, but then again, I can just claim they've "regenerated" and no one will be the wiser.posted by Dr. Zira at 4:44 PM on October 24, 2011 [1 favorite]

A few years ago, my partner and I took temporary custody of his mother's Corgi/Chihuahua mix. He was the cutest thing anyone had ever seen, but his looks were unfortunately deceiving. He was the meanest, most ill-tempered, and relentlessly "alpha" dog I've ever shared a space with. Until we took him in, I wouldn't have believed it possible to be dominated in my own home by a 15-pound ball of cuteness.

Still, we loved him, and we miss him to this day. Here's a picture.posted by treepour at 5:08 PM on October 24, 2011

Zomg spidercorgi ahhhhhhhhposted by rewil at 5:22 PM on October 24, 2011

I used to think that there is no way animals could be anything but humiliated and uncomfortable in clothes, but I grew up in a place where it wasn't really cold enough for animals to need them, and when I moved to cooler climes I realized some dogs were pretty glad to have little coats and whatnot.

Now I am of the belief that some animals are really into wearing clothes whether or not it's cold, and I think the facial expressions on some of these corgis bear me out on this one, while the expressions of others support the idea that it is embarrassing to be a dog wearing clothes. There is room for all of us here.posted by padraigin at 5:31 PM on October 24, 2011 [3 favorites]

I don't think there is any single, physical addition to my life I could make that'd lead to more happiness than a Corgi. I want one so much. It's getting ridiculous. Next place me and AoK live: pets allowed, runs in the park, ridiculous giant ears, a selection of stylish hats, being BFFs.posted by emmtee at 5:44 PM on October 24, 2011

when I moved to cooler climes I realized some dogs were pretty glad to have little coats and whatnot.

Yall wanna know how comfortable I am with my masculinity and sexuality?
Cuz Ill show ya.
My girlfriend and I live together and she/we have a Yorkie/Maltese mix.
Now me being a lad of the sort that spends time in the gym and likes to wear v-neck tees, the sight of me walking a tiny Yorkie alone would be enough. But when it gets really cold and rain out, as it tends to do here in winter, we bundle Sophie (the pup) up in this when I take her out for her morning walk.

I have two corgis, one Pembroke and the other a Cardigan. Their names should be Chaos and Mayhem! Know this... corgis are killer cute, yet they're stubborn little bastards. They don't care how short their legs are, they still think they're German Shepards. They will never quit trying to catch the squirrel on the fence, even though they're too short to ever have a chance.

ANYTHING can be herded - including you.

They train YOU, not the other way around. They run the show, they eat when they tell you it's time, and they go out for their walks on THEIR schedule, not yours.

Your only weapon in the corgi/master war is any Oscar Meyer product. Gotta love 'em.posted by matty at 5:59 PM on October 24, 2011 [1 favorite]

Fortunately, Corgis have no dignity.

This is why I love them, though. Other dogs, faced with bodies that silly, would feel shame, or frustration - look at the misery of the Basset Hound, or the peevishness of the dachsundt. But the Corgi says, hey dude! Check this out! I look absurd! Ain't it great? These legs are pretty much a joke! And I love jokes. Hey, you gonna eat that? 'Cause I could eat that.posted by Tomorrowful at 6:30 PM on October 24, 2011 [11 favorites]

Oh man I saw a chow corgi in the wild recently and I just straight up refused to believe it was real living biological thing, it looked like a muppet.posted by The Whelk at 6:38 PM on October 24, 2011 [4 favorites]

I favorited this so fucking hard I broke my mouse button damn it.posted by marxchivist at 6:48 PM on October 24, 2011

Not only does this page capture pretty much every costume I wore as a kid, I think some of the PATTERNS used were exactly the same. LOVE.posted by mantecol at 7:59 PM on October 24, 2011

I am totally using this to force my sister to dress up her Corgi for Halloween this year.posted by OolooKitty at 8:08 PM on October 24, 2011

I tend to be against dogs in costumes (except for pugs -- I think if you have a pug, it should be in a costume ALL THE TIME, because why not?) but this was more entertaining than I expected. I kept thinking "OK, that's the most ridiculous one!" and then I'd scroll down and realize there was more ridiculousness to come.posted by darksong at 8:40 PM on October 24, 2011

I call false advertising. #3 isn't a costume, it's just what happens when the guys start drinking in the garage; and #4 is just the result of some kind of paintball gun mishap that the husband didn't want to take the fall for.posted by scalefree at 8:59 PM on October 24, 2011

I thought this said "Craigs" not Corgis and thought it was 90 pictures of Craig Ferguson in costume.posted by sweetkid at 9:05 PM on October 24, 2011

Oh man. I want a corgi so bad now. I wanted one before, but now... whoa. People walking their corgis out in public should probably be careful for a while, I wouldn't steal someone's dog but I would shamelessly stalk one for a couple of days. In my old neighborhood someone got a corgi puppy, and if you haven't ever seen a corgi puppy in a really awkward puppy phase gamboling around in a pile of leaves, wearing a neck cone... well, you just haven't lived.

(ShutterBun, I'm so sorry for your loss. Losing an animal friend really sucks.)posted by palomar at 9:30 PM on October 24, 2011

Corgis are special. They are also unstoppable energy machines, as you'd expect from a dog that small that was bred to herd cattle. People who want corgis, beware: they are not dogs that you can skimp on exercise.posted by winna at 6:08 AM on October 25, 2011

darksong: "I tend to be against dogs in costumes (except for pugs -- I think if you have a pug, it should be in a costume ALL THE TIME, because why not?) but this was more entertaining than I expected. I kept thinking "OK, that's the most ridiculous one!" and then I'd scroll down and realize there was more ridiculousness to come."

Pugs and Corgis are the two breeds that break the "no costumes" rule.posted by deborah at 10:49 PM on October 25, 2011

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